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Haunted Houses for Dads
Haunted Houses for Dads
Spooky season hits different when you’re a father
Andrew Knott
Oct 20
A Young Child’s Guide to Making and Keeping Friends
A Young Child’s Guide to Making and Keeping Friends
Let me show you how it’s done
Chelsea Resnick
Oct 19
Help! Our MiniHuman Didn’t Come with an Owner’s Manual
Help! Our MiniHuman Didn’t Come with an Owner’s Manual
A letter to the manufacturer expressing a few concerns
Amarie Skrip
Oct 18
Modern Horror Movies Rewritten by Parents
Modern Horror Movies Rewritten by Parents
Some things are more frightening than ghosts and serial killers
Caroline Horwitz
Oct 17
Mom Makes ‘That’s What She Said’ Joke to 5-Year-Old, Instantly Regrets All Her Life Choices
Mom Makes ‘That’s What She Said’ Joke to 5-Year-Old, Instantly Regrets All Her Life Choices
“It was the end of a long day, and even though I knew better, it just slipped out,” said Sharon, a 31-year-old mother of two, in reference…
Andrew Knott
May 18, 2019
My Kid’s Friend Isn’t Allowed At Our House Anymore
My Kid’s Friend Isn’t Allowed At Our House Anymore
She’s a total narc
Lisa Hides
Apr 11
Father “Kind of Bummed” He Didn’t Receive Praise From Strangers While Grocery Shopping With His…
Father “Kind of Bummed” He Didn’t Receive Praise From Strangers While Grocery Shopping With His…
As the dad of three children under age five, Jason had become accustomed to strangers showering him with praise for performing mundane…
Andrew Knott
May 16, 2019
You Mean You Can’t Take Off 14 Mornings and 36 Afternoons for Your Child’s Preschool Graduation?
You Mean You Can’t Take Off 14 Mornings and 36 Afternoons for Your Child’s Preschool Graduation?
Your child will only graduate from preschool once — or 17 times, if you count the required dress rehearsals…
Jeremy Blachman
Jun 5, 2023
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Misadventures in Apple Picking
Misadventures in Apple Picking
Another fun family outing gone wrong
Hollie Harris
Oct 17
What Type of Playground Parent Are You?
What Type of Playground Parent Are You?
Take the quiz
Kate Brennan
Oct 16
Yes, Son, You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be… In Your Imagination
Yes, Son, You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be… In Your Imagination
And only in your imagination
Justin Courter
Oct 16
Home Alone — Tween Edition
Home Alone — Tween Edition
Instructions for my 11-year-old, home alone for the first time.
Jordan Lubov
Oct 15
How Five Kindergarteners and One Pair of Hulk Hands Destroyed Our House
How Five Kindergarteners and One Pair of Hulk Hands Destroyed Our House
A playdate that turned into a play nightmare
J. M. Sanders
Oct 15
My Daughter Is Learning To Drive, and I Think She Is Trying To Kill Me
My Daughter Is Learning To Drive, and I Think She Is Trying To Kill Me
How I survived sitting in the passenger seat beside my teenage driver
Beth Dele
Oct 14
Your Kid’s School Announces Its New Line of Shirts
Your Kid’s School Announces Its New Line of Shirts
And, yes, you have to buy them!
Lily Hirsch
Oct 11
My Three-Year-Old Tried to Out-Swim Me in Jamaica
My Three-Year-Old Tried to Out-Swim Me in Jamaica
A snorkeling adventure unlike any other
Zail Dugal
Oct 11
What, Your Baby Doesn’t Have Their Own Personal Brand Yet?
What, Your Baby Doesn’t Have Their Own Personal Brand Yet?
A how-to-guide for clueless parents
Jennifer Haubrich
Oct 10
Dear Helicopter Museum, We Need to Reassess Our Relationship
Dear Helicopter Museum, We Need to Reassess Our Relationship
And I use the term “museum” very loosely
M. Nathan Robinson
Oct 10
The Day I Accidentally Used My Daughter’s Body Wash
The Day I Accidentally Used My Daughter’s Body Wash
The urge to chase pigeons and hoard garbage slapped harder than meth withdrawal
Lisa Hides
Oct 9
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